e-Residents can

Establish a company online

Access business banking and online payment service providers, such as PayPal

Be the full owner of your company. No local director needed

Manage remotely

Sign and authenticate documents anywhere

Encrypt and send documents securely. No more scanning and posting!

Easily declare taxes online

Achieve location independence

Continue operating your company online while traveling

No need to re-establish your company after moving abroad

Focus on your passion, not paperwork

User stories

Soheila Yalpani, Canada

Ella Romanos, UK

Arvind Kumar, India

Chris Sier, UK

Soheila Yalpani, Canada

Digital Nomad

Soheila is a consultant for governments and startups on the development of technology ecosystems. She also runs Thinkstr.co, a website about business, travel and money.

“I did a lot of research to figure out where would be the best place to incorporate my business and do my banking. That’s when I discovered Estonia doesn’t just understand digital nomads, but actively welcomes them with an offer of e-Residency. The fact that it’s inside the EU is also a big advantage.”

Ella Romanos, UK

Business owner remaining in the EU Single Market after Brexit

Ella is a serial entrepreneur that has been a part of the UK’s booming video game industry as Director of Strike Gameslabs and Rocket Lolly Games, as well as a board member for UKIE and the Creative Skillset Computer Games Council. She signed up for e-Residency after the Brexit vote, to possibly mitigate negative effects on her business.

“Signing up for e-Residency is an easy process and with the current situation, I believe it is worth considering, even if you don’t yet know if you will need to use it.”

Arvind Kumar, India

Business owner exporting to the EU

Arvind left his 30 year career in the steel industry to start his own business exporting products to the EU. He found that e-Residency was by far the simplest and most hassle-free way to start his new entrepreneurial venture and obtain credibility in the marketplace.

“Credibility is very important for new technology, but when I present myself as an e-resident of Estonia, it demonstrates that connection we have to Europe. We are using Estonia as a stepping stone to the rest of Europe and the world.”

Chris Sier, UK

Investor in Estonian startups

Chris, shareholder of the Estonian startup Jobbatical, became an e-resident to make it easier to manage his investments.

“E-Residency is seriously cool, I’ve previously held board meetings in the UK where you have to travel and circulate documents to get this old style chain of signatures. With e-Residency, it’s so easy for you all to go online at the same time and sign the document simultaneously. There’s no faff at all.”

e-residents receive a digital ID card that provides:

A government-issued digital identity

Secure access to e-services

Digital signing and authentication of documents

The digital ID card and e-services are built on state-of-the-art technological solutions, including 2048-bit public key encryption. The digital ID card contains a microchip with two security certificates: PIN1 for authentication and PIN2 for digital signing.

The digital ID card is not a physical identification or a travel document, and does not display a photo.

Start using your digital ID card

Everything you need to operate online as an e-resident is provided in the e-Residency kit – your digital ID card and a card reader.